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Biographical details

Dr Fiona Kumfor holds a Masters of Clinical Neuropsychology (Macquarie University) and a PhD in Neuroscience (University of New South Wales). She is currently an NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow (2016-2019), Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychology and registered Clinical Neuropsychologist with AHPRA. Combining her clinical training in neuropsychology and research expertise in cognitive neuroscience her work investigates social cognition in clinical syndromes with a focus on dementia, and aims to improve diagnosis and prognosis of dementia, while also informing neurobiological models of complex human behaviours.

Research interests

My research focuses on understanding how abilities we usually take for granted, such as recognising someone you know, understanding how they feel and being able to empathise with others, can be affected in dementia. My research combines novel experimental paradigms with advanced neuroimaging to inform theoretical models of social cognition and improve diagnosis and prognosis of people with dementia.

2017

2016

Identifying novel markers to differentiate frontotemporal dementia from Alzheimer's disease; Kumfor F; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowships.

Honan, C., McDonald, S., Sufani, C., Hine, D., Kumfor, F. (2016). The awareness of social inference test: Development of a shortened version for use in adults with acquired brain injury. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 30(2), 243-264. [More Information]

Honan, C., McDonald, S., Sufani, C., Hine, D., Kumfor, F. (2016). The awareness of social inference test: Development of a shortened version for use in adults with acquired brain injury. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 30(2), 243-264. [More Information]